FKIE_CVE-2026-53179

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-06-25 09:16 - Updated: 2026-06-30 14:44
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix buffer over-read in rtw_update_protection rtw_update_protection() is called with a pointer offset into the ies buffer but the full ie_length is passed, causing a potential buffer over-read.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/303f65af819f6d5aa302e82bce72b57a8575faea
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/514ab98364595007d4557ecc85d7e5f012c504d3
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/735dabdf21561a24d8bcae456c9c32f7f961a029
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nstaging: rtl8723bs: fix buffer over-read in rtw_update_protection\n\nrtw_update_protection() is called with a pointer offset into the\nies buffer but the full ie_length is passed, causing a potential\nbuffer over-read."
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2026-53179",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-30T14:44:27.313",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-06-25T09:16:35.287",
  "references": [
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis"
}


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